SharewarePromotions Ltd. Relies on IPCheck Server Monitor

Company Profile

Since 1997, SharewarePromotions has specialized in marketing independently developed software for its authors. The company boosts more than 300 clients spanning over 30 countries. Its goal is to provide clients with measurable benefits and effective solutions to selling their software on the Internet. But SharewarePromotions does much more than simply placing ads and notices on as many sites as possible -- the company can advise authors on how to develop their software's interface, which includes its online purchase and registration format.

The Challenge

The availability and functionality of the Web sites SharewarePromotions must maintain for itself and its broad client list is of critical importance to its business. "In the past, I used to monitor these manually, then used an application that would essentially ping the sites to see they were working," says Dave Collins, the founder and CEO of SharewarePromotions, who handles running many of the day-to-day operations of his company, which includes its network. This manual approach to checking up on such a large number of Web sites was tedious and inconvenient.

The Solution

IPCheck Server Monitor suited Collins' needs -- so well that his company has been using it for more than five years. "IPCheck now allows me to have all of our Web sites monitored, to a level that goes far beyond a mere ping test," he says. "We can check that our email server is working, and that our form scripts are functioning as required. I can be notified immediately [if] there is a problem, wherever I am, and some of the recovery options that need to go into effect can even be automated."

Prior to implementing IPCheck, Collins describes the things they could do to maintain their network of sites as "very basic." "Ping wasn't enough. The sites could be up and running, but, for example, the forms might not work, or the email server may not be running. IPCheck not only lets me view the network at a glance, but by logging all this information and sending me daily reports, I have peace of mind that everything is working as it should be, without having to check."

For others who are considering IPCheck Server Monitor as a possible solution, Collins says, "Just do it. There's nothing [else] to consider. Setting the software up, even for a fairly large number of Web sites, is simplicity itself."

About Paessler IPCheck Server Monitor

IPCheck Server Monitor from Paessler is a Windows-based software and multi-platform ASP service. IPCheck Server Monitor makes it easy and affordable to detect network and Web site failures early, minimizing downtime and avoiding economic impact.